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High-fat and low-fat (behavioural) phenotypes: biology or environment?
The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society - 1 Nov 1999
Blundell J E, Cooling J
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It is now widely accepted that obesity develops by way of genetic mechanisms conferring specific dispositions which interact with strong environmental pressures. It is also accepted that certain dispositions constitute metabolic risk factors for weight gain. It is less well accepted that certain patterns of behaviour (arising from biological demands or environmental influences) put individuals at risk of...
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